The former Nigeria midfielder weighs in on the topic of local vs foreign coach and what the Super Eagles need to do to click again in this interview with Shina Oludare
The Golden Eaglets seem to be marching to win the 2015 African U-17 title, why have we not translated our success at the cadet level to the senior national team having ruled the world on four occasions?
Football is not mathematics and it is not what people think. Football is all about continuity. Sometimes the players need to help themselves because their attitude is very important though they cannot win everything. The bulk of the job lies in the hands of the players and not the coaches. If they believe in themselves, they will surely succeed. Today, I have not seen that [winning] attitude in our players. Aside from this, only few of our players in Europe get regular playing time, and without that you cannot perform any magic. Take a look at the Ghanaians, Ivorians and Algerians for instance, you can see their players getting regular playing time and this is telling on their performance for their countries. If we really want to get things right for the senior national team, our players need to step up.
